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Fri 2 Jul, 2004 10:33 am
Marlon Brando dies at 80
Star defined acting for generation of performers
Friday, July 2, 2004 Posted: 12:04 PM EDT (1604 GMT)
(CNN) -- Marlon Brando, the stage and screen actor whose performances in "A Streetcar Named Desire," "On the Waterfront" and "The Godfather" earned him plaudits as one of the greatest actors of all time, has died, his attorney told The Associated Press. He was 80.
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"He was a contenda"
a free spirit...the leader of the pack...tender...tough...good...bad...
He will be missed.
Remembering Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando, the screen legend remembered by those who knew him best
Larry King Live at 9:00 p.m. ET
on Friday, July 2, 2004 (CNN)
Thanks, couzz, but I think we ended up (quite naturally) with two Brando threads and, unfortunately, I've already moved the first one up to featured.
Brando's presence on the screen was incomparable. Rarely does one see and enjoy an actor, whose artistic and poetic expression comes from deep within himself.
In Streetcar named desire, and on the waterfront, brando was superb, but after that what exactly did he do that was memorable?
His appearance in Godfather was laughable (granted it wasn't his fault) whoever stuffed his cheeks with toilet roll should be killed, but in fairness what other contribution to film did Brando ever make?
I enjoyed his subtle performance as Don Corleone very much and every time I watch it, I enjoy it even more. I also enjoyed him in 'Don Juan de Marco'.
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